Senior Architect

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

We are looking for a Senior Software Architect to join our athenaCollector team within our Core Product Engineering organization.  
  
In athenaCollector we build technology solutions that automate revenue lifecycle management. This team is innovative, passionate, and driven by our mission to help make an impact by simplifying and automating complex administrative tasks, so medical practices can devote resources to patients.  But enough about us; let’s talk about you.  
  
You are a Senior Architect who will lead the technical strategy and vision, closely working with other cross-functional, cross-product Architects and technologists to produce key architectural capabilities, to ensure the stability, security and scalability of our systems.  
  
You are an influential leader who demonstrates exceptional design abilities & engineering excellence. Your chief job will be to build the automation strategy of our Collector platform while maintaining the delicate balance between modernization and delivering business value.  
  
The Team: Our zones ensure the financial success of our clients through automation and outsourcing of work related to patient registration, authorizations and claim submission. We have many talented engineers that need a high-performance architectural leader to inspire, mentor, lead and help shape their designs  
  
Job Responsibilities  

·       Produce accurate, unambiguous technical design specifications to the appropriate detail  

·       Identify and influence the solution to complex technical issues. Build prototype and POC’s to promote new technologies and processes  

·       Lead by example, delivering high-quality code for critical sections of the product and/or platform; champion quality standards, performance and scalability  

·       Provide cross-functional coordination and communication, and mentorship of less senior team members.  

   
Typical Qualifications

·       12-14 years’ experience as an architect/leader  

·       Proven experience building and deploying scalable apps using modern cloud platform technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, ECS, AWS Service Catalog)  

·       Expertise in modern programming object-oriented languages such as C#, C++, Perl, Java, Python, and JavaScript/React  

·       Automating provisioning distributed services on public/on-perm cloud platforms  

·       Deep database experience – RDBMS and No-SQL  

·       Understanding of scalable, cloud architectures and experience in applying them to real world problems  

·       Experience with AI – ML or LLM/Agentic frameworks a plus

·       Familiarity with workflow, rule (DMN) engines a plus

·       Extensive Agile preferred  

·       Knowledge of health interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, ANSI) and different healthcare systems (EHR, EMR, CDS) a plus  

·       Experience leading working teams across geographies, with the ability to engage in difficult conversations to achieve goals while maintaining positive relationships. Must be laser-focused on objectives and capable of influencing both technical and non-technical teams.

  
About athenahealth  

·       Our Vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.   

·       Our Location: This role is based in Brighton, MA, just a few miles outside